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pitch. Now the subject of Education,
though vitally important to the
public, is so grave and severe, so
unfavorable to the display of wit
and humor that I am inclined
with some trepidation to shirk the
responsibility of bringing it for-
ward. Let a large measure of that
responsibility rest on the daring
official, who when he invited me
here settled both my task and
my topic.
To begin with every scheme
for Education, whether common or
higher, liberal or stinted, takes its
shape from one of two conflicting

Box 2, Folder 17: A speech given by Welch before the State Association of Principals of Graded Schools in Iowa City on July 27, 1878. He discusses differences between the old and new theories of education and curricula. He asserts that in order to create a practical education, you need to combine both theories instead of focusing solely on the old or the new. The speech given which begins on page 21 was published in The College Quarterly, July 1878. Preceeding pages of the manuscript were never given and instead used to attach clippings of the conclusion of the speech. The manuscript is presented as it was originally written with the clippings also added to the end. (Missing pages 1, 10, 11 and 53).

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pitch. Now the subject of Education,
though vitally important to the
public, is so grave and severe, so
unfavorable to the display of wit
and humor that I am inclined
with some trepidation to shirk the
responsibility of bringing it for-
ward. Let a large measure of that
responsibility rest on the daring
official, who when he invited me
here settled both my task and
my topic.
To begin with every scheme
for Education, whether common or
higher, liberal or stinted, takes its
shape from one of two conflicting